Open Source Pedal Powered Quadracycle

Basics

• A Four Wheeled Bicycle of sorts
• Original Version will be a Two Seat, with a small trunk, and a trailer hitch
• A Cheap People/Cargo Mover for local areas (no fuel, little maitnence)

It goes as follows:

Industry Standards

• Rhoades Car
• A Forum Post On All/Most Available Producers

Existing Open Source Designs

N55 System

• An Article on It
• The Source

American Speedster

• Seem to be made with PVC Pipe?
• Their Website

University Studies/Designs

• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo - "The Quadricycle Hand and Foot Cycle" (used hand pedals too (and turning via seat twisting?) , not too needed, but intresting)

Rough Sketches

Top Down View

• File Link (To Prevent Page Clutter)

Internal Links

• Velomobile
• Fibre Reinforced Pipe 3D Printer possible structual material
• Modular Vehicles
• Team Wikispeed
• This Part of the "Construction Sets" page

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Quadracycles